Piper PA-32-301T N8160B

Summary

On 14 September 1984 at about 15:44 local time, a Piper PA-32-301T registered N8160B, operated by Kent Bryan, was involved in an accident near Burley, Idaho, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 September 1984 at 15:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Burley, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Burley Municipal (BY1)

Coordinates

42.3902, -113.7790

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-301T

Registration

N8160B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kent Bryan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Battle Mountain

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA84FA228

6 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG SURGED TWICE, THEN QUIT. THE PLT REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR, CHECKED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS 'ON' & RESTARTED THE ENG, THEN STARTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT. HOWEVER, ABOUT 1 MIN LATER, THE ENG LOST POWER AGAIN & AN OFF ARPT LANDING WAS MADE. DURING THE LANDING, THE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP, BUT STRUCK A COW & A SMALL ELECTRIC FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST. EXAMS OF THE ACFT SYSTEMS WERE MADE, BUT NO REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER COULD BE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.